Apparatus for making bows or looped knots.



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APPARATUS FOR MAKING BOWS 0R LOOPED KNOTS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25,1914.

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APPARATUS FOB MAKING BOWS 0R LOOPED KNOTS.

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APPARATUS FOR MAKING BOWS OR LOOPED KNOTS.

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APPARATUS FOR MAKING BOWS 0R LOOPED KNOTS.

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INVENTO g g/2 m ZL'L' 6 CYRUS WEBB, 0F HAZEL GROVE, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOB TO THE HAT MANUFACTURERS surrLY COMPANY, LIMITED, or s'rocxronr, ENGLAND APPARATUS FOR BOWS OR LOOPED KNOTS.. I

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented De 19 191$ Application filed November 25, 1914. Serial No. 874,034. 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CYRUS WEBB, a British subject, residing at Hazel Grove, county of Chester, England, have invented certa n new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Making Bows or Looped Knots, of which the following is a specification.

and arrangement of the several parts which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed. The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1. is a front elevation. Fig. 2. 1s a side elevation. Fig. 3. is a plan. Fig. 4. is a front elevation (enlarged) of the mechanism for looping and tying the bow. Fig. 5. is a plan of same. Fig. 6. is a transverse sectional elevation of same. Fig. 7. is a view of strip of braid. Fig. 8 is a view showing the firsteloop of the bow. Fig. 9. is a view showing fold to form the knot. Fig. 10. is a view showing second loop. Fig. 11. is a view of the finished bow. Fig. 12. is a plan of the actuating cam F. Fig. 13.

is a sectional plan of cam F showing the cam on underside for operating. the swinging arm M. Fig. 14:.- is an end elevation of swinging arm M upon which the grippers M are mounted. Fig. 15. is a transverse sec- I tion through swinging arm M showing" the aws mm of the grippers M. r I

The mechanism by which the loops and knot of the how are formed comprise two small headstocks A and A mounted on a table or base B the headstock A being fixed thereto and the headstock A fitted in slides and capable of beingmoved to and from the headstock A.

The fixed headstock A is fitted with a rotary arm 0 with two projecting fingers c 0' between which a loop d of the braid D can be forced and a spring controlled rocking or pivoted jawc grips and holds the loop (Z of the braid when inserted between the fingets 00'. An oscillating or rocking arm E mounted on a shaft e controls the movement of the rocking jaw causing it to open and permitting it to close under the action of a springat the desired'periods in the operation of forming the bow. A rocking arm C is mounted toone side ofthe rotary arm C andcarries near its extremity laterally pro-- jecting therefrom a cranked finger c which is raised to form the braid D. Above the fingers c c a guide finger C is mounted around which the knot portion 03 of the braid is wound as the arm 0 and fingers c c rotate. The arm 0 is rotated by a rack f on the face of a'rotary cam plate F which engages at intervals with a train of wheels f. The arm C is held locked while the headstock A is moved forward then allowed to make a complete revolution and locked again while the headstock returns to normal position. On the end of the arm C is mounted a disk R formed with a notch 1' into which a lever r engages. The end of the lever r is withdrawn from the notch r by a cam face 1' on the-cam plate F and forced into engagement again by a spring r On the end of the armC a counter B" may be placed. The arm C. is rocked byan upwardly extending cam face f on the face of the rotary cam plate F, the cam face f engaging at intervals with a runner f carried by a vertically reciprocating rod i whose upper end engages a lever, c on the arm C. A curved spring'c moves the arm in the reverse direction. The arm E is first rocked by cam surface f on the cam plate F which engages at intervals with a vertical pin 6 whose upper end engages a member of the arm E.

The sliding headstock A is fitted with a rotary arm H capable of longitudinal movement controlled by a spring h, at its free extremity it is fitted with fingers h k which in conjunction with the fingers c 0 form the loop d of the braid D. The finger la? forms a jaw with a pivoted jaw 71. of a gripper between which the loop 03 of the braid is held when raised and formed by the cranked finger 0 The jaw k is controlled by a cam E on the shaft e acting against a lever k which opens the jaw 72. to release the loop when the bow is finished. The shaft eand the arm E and cam E are now rocked by the cam surface f on the cam plate F acting through the vertical pin 6 with which the cam surface engages. When the jaw second loop 03 of the in is opened by the cam E the rocking jaw is also opened by the arm E to release the finished how. The sliding headstock is moved forward to carry the loop at between the fingers c c and back again by a cam i on the camplate F with which a. runner a carried on a stud on the underside of the headstock engages. The rotary arm H 1s locked in its normal posih'on by a key or feather is pivoted to the headstock the key being withdrawn as the headstock moves fprward by its forward end movmg up an 1ncline b on the fixed base B.- Rotation 1s given to the arm by engagement of the fingers h it thereon with the fingers c c on the arm C. A weight W may be suspended r'rom the headstock to assist the backward movement. 7

A swinging arm G is mounted on the base B to one side of the head stock A to turn about 90 degrees, and to it is fitted a troughshaped guide 9 through which the braidpasses on its way from the tension device G into the machine between the arms C apd H. On the top of the trough shaped guide g, which has inclined sides, a. flat spring presser g is disposed, and beneath this presser the braid passes and is forced against the bottom of the delivery end of the guide to direct 1t centrally between the arms G and H when the do is in one position, and overpa d onto the crank finger a when the guide 1s m another position, the movement of the guide from one position to the other, as above stated, being about 90 degrees During movement of the braid it is, turned from a. vertical to a flat or horizontal position, or vice versa. The trough shaped guide 9 1s pivoted to the arm G and a spring at the rear end and a stop at the delivery end thereof bring the guide into correct position. When the braid is carried over onto the crank or finger o it forms a second loop (1' of the bow, and when the said swinging guide arm moves in an opposite direction to carry the braid in a lateral direction awayirom the fingers c and 0 when one bow is completed the braid is brought into position between the latter fingers and the fingers h and k to commence the first loop (I of the next how. The spring and stop coacting with the opposite ends of the guide g to dispose the latter in correct position are respectively indicated by g and g? on Figs. 1 and 2. The swinging movement is imparted to the arm G by a cam surface f on the cam plate F acting upon a bowl or runner g on a rod 9 connected to a. crank g on the arm G. A tension device G in the form of a ladder directs the braid to the swinging arm G. Shears K with one movable blade are mounted upon the base B on the other side of the rotary arm C to out 01f the length of braid to form the bow and to sever the previously formed and completed bow naoacaa The blade Z: of the shears is fixed and the blade is is movable. It is mounted on a stud and is connected by a rod or link with a crank it". The crank 70 is rocked or oscillated by a toothed segment is and a sliding reciprocating rack is the rack being reciprocated by a cam d? beneath the cam plate F with which a bracket is engages.

Delivery grippers M mounted on a swinging arm M on the base B take the finished bows from the fingersh' and k and deposit them onto a chute N and also draw forward the braid to the desired length to be severed by the shears K for the next bow. The grip-' persM comprise a fixed-jaw m and a movable swinging arm 'orbracket M. The swmging arm M is mounted upon a vertical rod m and is moved in the operative, and in the reverse directions by a cam f on the under side of the cam plate F with which a run' nor on the arm or lever m engages.

The weights W W hold the runner of the arm m against the operative face of the cam f and assist the movement of the swinging arm in the operative direction when drawing forward the braid. The shaft m may be a continuous length or it may be divided into two lengths connected plate F. On the end of the gripper rod m a cam or crank piece m" is ailixed by which the gripper rod is rocked to open the jaw m and a single notched ratchet m by which the jaw m is held in its open position.

A stop 0 on the framing is placed in the path of the cam-or crank piece m, as the gripper arm M swings and causes it to rotate and a pawl m pivoted to the arm M engages the notched ratchet m. A stop 0 on the frame in the path of the pawl m causes the latter to release the ratchet at the end of its return stroke permitting the jaw m to close by the action of the spring 112?.

The machine is driven from any source of power by a wheel P and gearing p, onto a vertical shaft F to which the cams F F are keyed.

In operation the braid D is led through the tension device G and the swinging guide arm G horizontally andacross the machine between the rotary arms C and H. The guide arm G then swings around to place the braid in a vertical plane between the magma fingers c a and the fingers h h", the braid headstock A the finger lb of the rotary arm H comes into contact with the braid D and carries it forward between the fingers a c of the rotary arm C forming the first loop d. When the rotary arm H has advanced to its full extent and the finger 71 carrying the braid upon. it has passed into the space between the fingers a a the loop d is held by the jaw c a rotary movement to the extent of a complete revolution is imparted to the arm C and by it to the arm H winding the knot d of the braid around them.- The rotary arms then come to rest and the swinging guide arm G moves through about 90 to the right turning the braid flat or horizontal and laying it over the end 0 of the rocking arm C the finger 0 rising to form the loop d which is lifted up between the jaws k and h? and held by them. At this point of the operation the loops at d of the braid are held by the jaws c and lb respectively and the knot 03 is around the fingers. The next movement is of the sliding headstock A which is drawn back thereby pulling the loop d through the knot d While the latter slips ofi and between the fingers and is drawn tight around the loops thereby making the finished bow. Simultaneously with the finishing of the bow the swinging arm M advances with the jaw m of the gripper M open and embraces and seizes the bow, the jaws 0 and k at the same time releasing the respective loops d and (2 held by them. The swinging arm now recedes until arrested by the stop m by this action carrying the bow away from the'rotary arms C and H drawing forward a fresh supply of braid for the next bow and placing the braid in front of the fixed blade of the shears K. The shears are now operated to sever the finished bow, the swinging arm is released to carry it to the chute N the jaw m is opened to deposit the bow upon the chute and the cycle of operations is restarted upon the next length of braid.

WVhat I claim as my invention and desire to protect by Letters Patent is 1. Apparatus for tying and forming small ornamental bows or looped knots from a strip of material comprising in its construction fixed means provided with a rotary arm having loop formers to fold the material into loops, sliding means movable toward the fixed means to form a knot around the loops and means to operate the loop formers.

2. Apparatus for tying and forming small bows or looped knots from a strip of material comprising in its construction a fixed headstock provided with a rotary arm with fingers or loop formers at the end thereof, and a sliding headstock carrying a rotary arm with fingers or loop formers at the end thereof and means to cause one headstock to approach the other and to effect a rotation in unison of the rotary arms with the fingers.

3. Apparatus for tying and forming small bows or looped knots from a strip of material comprising in its construction a fixed headstock provided with a rotary arm with fingers or loop formers at the end thereof, and asliding headstock carrying a rotary arm with, fingers or loop formers at the end thereof a rocking finger adjacent thereto to raise the material to form the second loop,

and shears to'sever the material when the having loop formers to fold the material into loops, sliding means movable toward the fixed means for forming the knot, means for drawing one loop through the knot and tightening the knot around the loops, means for carrying away the finished bows and drawing forward the material for the next 1lgow and means for severing the finished 5. Apparatus for tying and forming small bows or looped knots from a strip of material comprising in its construction a fixed headstock carrying a rotary arm with fingers or loop formers at the end thereof, and a sliding headstock carrying a rotary arm with fingers or loop formers at the end thereof, a rocking finger adjacent thereto to raise the material to form the second loop, and a swinging arm and gripper to seize and carry away the finishedbow and draw forward the next length of material.

6. Apparatus for tying and forming small bowsor looped knots from a strip of material comprising in its construction a fixed headstock carrying a rotary arm with fingers or loop formers at the end thereof, and a sliding headstock carrying a rotary arm with fingers or loop formers at the end thereof, a rocking finger'adjacent thereto to raise the material to form the second loop, a swinging arm and gripper to seize and carry away the finished bow and draw forward the next length of material, and a swinging arm to guidethe material into the machine substantially as described.

' 7. Apparatus for tying and forming small bows or looped knotsfrom a strip of material comprising in its construction a fixed headstock carrying a rotary arm with fingers or loop formers at the end thereof, and

a sliding headstock carrying a rotary armaway the finished bow and draw forward the next length of rnqteri il, a swinging a rm my hand in presence of two Subscribing witto guide the material 1nt0 the machine, nesses, this 11th day of November, 1914. and rotary cams and connectmg mechanism whereby the desired series of movements is v CYRUS WEBB. 5 imparted to the several parts of the appa- Witnesses: ratus substantially as described. I. ()wm-m OBRIEN,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set G120. H. OBRIEN. 

